In a recent interview I was asked which
five songs I would choose as a soundtrack to my new release Photograph. They had no idea what they
had unleashed.

I don’t always have songs in mind, I admit,
but on longer stories I generally do. In fact, there have been times when I’ve
wanted to release a CD or MP3 file with each novel. “Okay, when you reach
chapter 5, play track 3. When they reach the bedroom, play track 7.” Well, when
in your head you’ve set a threesome scene to Basement Jaxx’s “Get Me Off”, you
want people to know about it.

Music inspires me, and very often specific
songs will strike a chord – they’ll suit the mood of a particular scene, or of
a character’s feelings, or the theme of the story. Sometimes I imagine each
character having a certain song playing the first time they enter. An arrogant
alpha male might have “Sexy And I Know It” (or, if I’m in a comic mood, “I’m
Too Sexy”). The heroine might have “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World”, if
she’s lucky. Or sometimes a song will simply work as a backdrop. I never know
what will end up sticking in my head.

So, as far as Photograph goes, here are the ones I would choose.

“Photograph” by Def Leppard – because it
inspired the title, as it’s from the POV of a man pining after an unattainable
celebrity.

“Apple Eyes” by Swoop – which was always in
the background during the opening scene where Azure is approaching the yacht on
the tender.

“What Can I Do” by the Corrs – equally
applied to Tara about Liam and also Ryan about Tara.

And “Break Me Shake Me” by Savage Garden –
because I imagined it playing over the first sex scene between Tara and Ryan.

So for now I’ll just have to leave it to
everyone’s individual imagination. But if we ever start releasing musical
books, I’ll be right in there.

Blurb for Photograph:

She
wanted him. Her sister married him.

Tara Thornton hasn’t spoken to her sister
in two years, ever since Azure married the man of Tara’s dreams. Tired of the
rift, Azure invites her to take a Mediterranean cruise on a friend’s yacht and,
bowing to family pressure, Tara accepts.

Forced to be in close proximity with the
man she still desires, Tara is thrown into confusion. The presence of celebrity
theme park owner Liam Wilder and the reality of his marriage to Azure send Tara
into a tailspin and, in an attempt to regain control, she responds to the
advances of hot fellow guest Ryan Hyde, while determined to feel no affection
for him.

But Ryan has a way of getting under her
skin, and Tara’s plan to get closer to Liam is rapidly losing its importance as
Ryan begins to break down her defences. Can she let go of Liam, let Ryan into
her heart…and tell Azure the real reason for her silence?

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Advisory: This book contains scenes of spanking and light BDSM.